Wow, deja vu all over again.

Glad you saved the $1500+ on repairs, towing, and rentals that I spent.  
Dave, you are a lucky guy to have caught it early.  All others heed his words!

Bill Marshall
85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box"
Aurora, IL

Dave wrote:
"
Hi All;
Just a warning to our Tiico owners.� I had to go under the timing belt =
to replace my alternator bracket.� I have to note I have a 1983 Westy =
without power anything and have decided to forego the upper =
plate/bracket that holds all the accessories and go for a simpler (more =
original) setup, but that's another story entirely.� Nevertheless, I =
found the dreaded cooked plastic pulley and worn belt!� When I did some =
mileage calculations, lo and behold, about 27,000 miles on the motor.� A =
quick and easy R&R (cover was off already) using the steel pulley and a =
really good belt and I'm on my way, a happy camper (Bus and boy) again.
I would caution all you Tiico owners out there to consider opening up =
your cover to check to see if you have the steel or plastic system.� Do =
a close checkup and replace as necessary.� Parts are cheap and valves =
flopping around out of sync with your pistons is expensive (see earlier =
posts).
On a happy note, I (and my mechanic) have gotten most of the "kinks" =
I've either read about or experienced or both out of the Tiico and am =
happy with the power and reliability of the system. Lots o' miles, lots =
o' smiles.

Dave B.
'83 Tiico Westy
'83 WBX Westy"